The author, Kristel Vilbaste, also posts texts in Vikerraadio

Photo: Arne Ader

Translation into English by Maret

Estonian text posted 14.08.2018

A flock of common cranes

August the 10th is St. Lawrence’s Day and August 15th is the Day of the Assumption of Mary, and for the farmers they mean that the fall labours should have started.

In the old days, that was the time for sowing rye and looking up to see, if the cranes, the “sowing cranes”, were flying high or low. If they flew high up, it meant that the rye would grow tall, if they flew low, the rye would remain low as well. Apples would acquire their proper taste and forests would be full of berries.

There is another reason as well to look up to the skies right now.

Screenshot from webcam UteL, LK forum

English translation Liis

Estonian text posted 01.09.2018

So the stork nest was left to wait for its nesters next year….

Black stork    Must-toonekurg        Ciconia nigra 

As the first of the young black storks Maru left the nest, on August 4th. About the nest life in between we have written in the news articles.

Videos recorded by  Fleur, LK forum
English translation Liis

Estonian text posted 31.08.2018

Badger        Mäger        Meles meles

The offspring of the badger family this year should be about five months old. The female teaches the cubs behaviour and experiences that she herself has gathered over the years. She is busy with the cubs most often in early evening and ever more often they go on discovery trips together.

Video recorded by  Fleur, LK forum
English translation Liis

Estonian text posted 31.08.2018

Roe deer         Metskits or kaber         Capreolus capreolus

 

The roe deer fawns were born about three months ago, so they are about the same age as  the chicks of the greater spotted eagles and the ospreys that have grown up to juveniles in our web camera view.